Native Plant Sale Extravaganza
Saturday, May 3, and Sunday, May 4, 2008 ~ 10:00 – 5:00
Once again, as part of the Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour, a number of native plant nurseries—most not normally open to the public—will be open on Saturday, May 3 and Sunday May 4, 2008 from 10:00– 5:00. Take advantage of this opportunity to shop for unique or hard-to-find native plants that are not normally available in most nurseries! You do not need to register for the Tour in order to shop at these nurseries on the week-end of the Extravaganza.
This two-day shopping opportunity will offer native plant fans a good selection of native plants and provide a relaxed and less crowded shopping experience than one normally finds at native plant sales. Knowledgeable staff will be on hand to help shoppers select the right plants for their gardens. Saturday shoppers will have time to visit more showcase native plant gardens on Sunday, May 4, during the Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour. .
Directions to nurseries can be found below, or through an online map quest program.
For information on how to successfully plant natives, please see this Transplant Guide.
Nurseries selling ONLY on Saturday, May 3, 2008 from 10am - 5pm
- Berkeley: Native Here Nursery, at 101 Golf Course Drive, Tilden Park, Berkeley.
Nurseries selling ONLY on Sunday, May 4, 2008 from 10am - 5pm
- Castro Valley: East Bay Wilds will sell natives at Mary Cooper's garden at 18741 Brickell Way, Castro Valley.
- Oakland: East Bay Wilds will sell natives at Diane Fagan’s garden at 887 56th Street, Oakland.
- El Sobrante: East Bay Wilds will sell natives at Karen Anderson Hayes' garden at 4931 Appian Way, El Sobrante.
Nurseries selling on BOTH Saturday, May 3, and Sunday, May 4, 2008 from 10am - 5pm
- Alameda: Nursery Marketplace (Ploughshares and Oaktown Nurseries); 2701 Main Street, Alameda.
- Berkeley: University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley, 200 Centennial Drive, Berkeley.
- Berkeley: Watershed Nursery, 155 Tamalpais Road, Berkeley.
- Crockett: The Carquinez Regional Environmental Education Center (CREEC), 1909 Dowrelio Drive, is a non-profit nursery specializing in youth educational programs and the propagation of native plants for habitat restoration on the Carquinez Strait. It features a diverse selection of plants that are native both locally and state-wide, as well as some non-invasive, non-native butterfly selections. Proceeds from the plant sales help fund the Center.